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Zelda has always had a main theme tune, which was normally used as the Overworld music in all of the games, although it differs slightly from game to game. This particular theme was also used in the cartoon. Other tunes varied from game to game, Zelda II and III have the best ones in my opinion, but you can decide for yourself. I have several sound samples from each of the games and they're in the good old MIDI format, and fairly small. To listen to them simply click on the url of your choice, or to same them right click and 'save target as' to your hard drive. There is also a downloadable zip file containing all the midis and many more.
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Geoff Hellstrand was kind enough to give me the idea of putting all these tunes into one large zipfile. He even compiled the file for me (I dunno why, but it was very kind!), so you can download the entire collection of music plus many more by clicking on the link (except the fan stuff) below.
Fan-made Zelda Music
Plenty of talented people have created their own versions and remixes of the famous Zelda tunes. Many sites offer these fan-creations for download so be sure to have a look around to see what's on offer. I've had a few submitted to the site, which you can download at the locations below. Some are in midi format which will play on all computers and some are in MP3 so you will need a compatible player installed such as Winamp, Windows Media Player etc in order to listen to them.
The Underwater Serenade - 3kb
Zelda's Courtyard Remix - 3kb
Temple of Time Choir - 2kb
The Chinese Bolero - 4kb The Echoing Forest - 3kb These midi remixes were created by Belgarath the Sorceror.
These great renditions and remixes were created by Green Hat.
Legend of Zelda Themes in Wind - 230kb (MIDI) This musical timeline of Zelda themes covers the original LoZ through to OoT composed using wind instruments (in midi format) is composed by Nimbus Cloud. It was composed for a concert band who will be playing it very soon!
LindsayAnne has created some beautiful original music - the first piece is a take on the original Zelda theme and the next two pieces are inspired by Ingie's fanfiction 'Fortitude'. Composed by LindsayAnne Pepper.
Zelda II Palace Theme - 2MB (MP3) My favourite Zelda tune of all time, the Final Palace theme from Zelda II composed by Paul Nolan.
Something a little different but brilliant, Hindu Pez is an industrial music project and contains several great pieces
from Link's Awakening and Link to the Past. Composed by Hindu Pez. Don't forget to visit his website at http://www.myspace.com/hindupez.
Zelda I Intro Theme - 2MB (MP3) A serene, gorgeous rendition of the original theme composed by Jon B.
These lovely midis are simple piano tunes played MegaZeldaMan on his keyboard.
The Zelda Soundtrack CDs
There are main Zelda-themed CDs available containing music from the games. Zelda V, Majora's Mask and the Windwaker all have official albums and there are also lots of remix and orchestrated versions too. Most of the albums are Japanese and available through import only although some have been free gifts, for example given away through publications such as Nintendo Magazine System. Some of the CDs can be purchased from Nintendo and most can also be got hold of on import from Amazon, various anime websites and of course, EBay.Thanks to Emuparadise Org they have several mp3 soundtracks for Zelda available for free download! This information was kindly provided by Shark (aka RuneManExp). North Castle's affilate site Zelda Universe also has several soundtracks also available for free download.
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Sound and Drama |
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Ocarina of Time Soundtrack |
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LoZ: Ocarina of Time - Rearranged |
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Hyrule Symphony |
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Mask of Majora |
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Majora's Mask Orchestrations |
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The Wind Waker |
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Zelda: The Music (Nintendo Sound History Series) |
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Melodies of Time |
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Official Twilight Princess Soundtrack |
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The Archive
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